19th century Scottish criminal records including man jailed for 'annoying his mother'
dailyrecord.co.ukFascinating 19th century Scottish custody records have been unearthed, and include unusual incidents such as a man being jailed for "annoying his mother".Archivists at the National Records of Scotland sorted through historical prison records to compile the most unique sentences in the 1800s.Among the interesting cases are a 12-year-old boy who was almost jailed for annoying passersby by playing marbles, and a homeless person who used a pet porcupine to beg for money who was locked up for over a week.
Meanwhile, bigamy was punished with a nine-month sentence, and a 15-year-old who stole two apples was jailed for two months.
Inside bargain Scottish island fixer upper flat on the market for just £10,000 According to the National Records of Scotland, the 19th century also saw bodysnatchers who were charged with "violating the sepulchres of the dead" sentenced to over six months of hard labour.
The men "resurrected" the corpses of two adults and a young child from Lasswade Kirkyard, Midlothian, in 1829 to sell to scientists.The newly released records document a period of approximately 50 years between 1798 and 1853.
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